BJP to organise nation-wide protest against 2nd FIR against Rajnath

New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) The BJP today said it would hold demonstrations in all state capitals tomorrow against the second FIR filed against the party President Rajnath Singh in connection with the controversial CD, containing ''objectionable'' remarks against Muslims and visuals of Godhra arson and Ayodhya demolition.

Mr Singh will court arrest in Lucknow tomorrow. Senior party including Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L K Advani, M Venkaiah Naidu, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Yashwant Sinha, among others, will be present on the occasion, party spokesman Prakash Javadekar said here in a statement, alleging that the second FIR was lodged under influence of the UP government.

The move came despite the BJP's explanation to the Chief Election Commissioner that the CD was not a part of official campaign, he said.

On Friday, a BJP delegation, led by party Vice-President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, met the CEC and said the contentious CD referred to in the notice was not official nor was it seen or approved by the BJP leadership.

''The second FIR against Mr Singh is a malicious design of the Samajwadi Party and other psuedo secularist parties,'' Mr Javadekar said, noting that no action was taken against RJD supremo and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad who used a Godhra CD in the Bihar elections for ''divisive politics.'' ''Recently notices have been issued to Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar for declaring sugar package and UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav for castist appeal both in violation of the code of conduct. However, no FIR was registered against them,'' the spokesperson said.

Mr Javadekar further added that, earlier, also, no FIR was registered against either Congress President Sonia Gandhi for using state government aircraft during Chhattisgarh Assembly elections or Mr Prasad for distributing cash during Bihar Assembly campaign.

UNI